Using the stand-alone restore program of DFSMSdss

DFSMSdss stand-alone restore is a single-purpose program. It is designed to help you restore vital system packs during disaster recovery without relying on a z/OS® environment.

You can restore the following from a physical dump:

A full volume or ranges of tracks
Your system residence (SYSRES) volume, if your operating system fails to IPL.

Related reading: For more information about the DFSMSdss stand-alone restore program, see DFSMSdss stand-alone services.